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Kevin Wilson (born January 18, 1980), better known by his stage name Preach, is an American rapper, and songwriter.

Early Life
Preach was born to the hard luck streets of Lubbock, Texas. At an early age his family, struggling to make it, picked up and moved to Phoenix, Arizona with hopes of a better life. The family moved, but for Preach life did not get much better. Various family hardships resulted in 12 yr. old Preach becoming one with the hardened streets of the west side of Phoenix. With no family around for support or guidance, young Preach was lured into the lifestyle of gang activity and drug dealing. Surrounded by poverty and common news of death, Preach managed to survive and eventually found an outlet to express his version of life. That outlet was found in the form of rap. Although he’d been writing and performing rap since the age of 10 yrs. old, his adult viewpoint on life defined by his life experiences compelled him to be a voice for the millions of other black men who’ve fallen victim to similar fate.

Eventually, at the age of 19, life began to change for the young runaway. Equipped with his personal handbook of life, he signed his first record deal with an independent label called Fo’ Life Records as part of a local rap group known as The Survivalist.

Music Career
His contributions to the success of the group resulted in their achieving #7 for BILLBOARD’S HOT R&B/HIP-HOP SINGLES and #28 for HOT SINGLE SALES and the group stayed on the charts for 19 weeks. Preach was an integral part of The Survivalist becoming the FIRST PHOENIX RAP GROUP TO HIT TOP 10 ON THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 SINGLES CHARTS. While with The Survivalist, Preach worked with industry giants such as Salih Williams, Battle Cat, Swizz Beats as well as similarly hot producers in the Phoenix-metro area.

Discography

 * STUDIO ALBUMS


 * SINGLES

In 2007 Preach released his first Solo mixtape entitled, “The Book of Preach – The Preface”. The first in a series of mixtapes. The mixtape received critical acclaim and was dubbed an instant fan maker.

Current
He is currently living in Atlanta, GA working with the likes of super producer Bangladesh, responsible for A Millie by Lil Wayne, A Diva by Beyonce and Loving You by Mario, Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett, and many others. Every moment in Preach’s life has prepared him for this moment. It is this moment that hip-hop needs a new leader, it is at this moment Preach is the total package. He has valuable experience in the record business plus the lyrical ability to make listeners shake their ass as well as nod their heads with acceptance of a new lyrical meaning. This is the moment.

In 2007 Preach released his first Solo mixtape entitled, “The Book of Preach – The Preface”. The first in a series of mixtapes. The mixtape received critical acclaim and was dubbed an instant fan maker. In 2013 Preach plans to release his follow-up project, "The Rising Trilogy - Vol. 1" on his independent label "New Dynasty Enterprises".